obviously the statistically correction answer to this question is from my mothers womb but the more deep and religious thought i believe in is i came from the sky or the ground or something revolving around nature i believe that every was created by a natural force. i believe that the forces of nature create and destroy so that they can keep our planet under control, if you think about nature creates deadly viruses for example bats create ebola to make sure that our universe does not over populate nature is what keeps us alive nature is our only food source, water source, and shelter source so i believe nature creates and destroys.
theodicy: why is there suffering
i believe there is suffering because if we did not suffer we would constantly want more and get more and we would never understand the hardships of life. if no one died no one else would have the chance to experience life because our universe would constantly keep overpopulating, and there would be no room for other people.
ethics: how should i live
life isn't fair, you could work twice as hard to become a doctor as someone else but they might be chosen instead, you have to learn that there is nothing more you can do than to work to your best abilities. As long as i work my hardest and train myself to have a kind soul i think that is the correct way to live my life. i don't think i have to prove to anyone how i live my life, and i wont let anyone tell me how to live my life, if want to do it i am doing it.
destiny: what happens after i die?
honestly i have no idea what will happen to me after i die i find my self pondering this idea a lot though i always imagine heaven as a place that is quiet and sunny and there is no gravity nothing can pull you down. but i do believe in reincarnation i think it is the most logic explanation for death because where do all of those dead people go people have been dieting for almost a million years, how is there a place big enough in this world to comfortably store all of those people and the many more to come?
journal 2
Me: What happens to you after you achieve Moksha? Guru: Well, Emma, for i am all knowing of what will happen to you after Samsara. But i may not tell, what would be the point of living, if you knew the point? Be patient, follow your dharma, and one day, you, will have an answer to your question. Me: Okay maybe you can answer question number two Guru: Just maybe Me: What significance do Brahman, Brahma, Brahmin have in common Guru: See, Brahman is the ultimate reality, Brahma is the creator is ore most important form of Brahman. And see the Brahmins are the priests on the caste system, the most important people. Brahma, and the Brahmins represent the significance of being the most powerful like Brahman. Me: Okay well take a stab at my last question. in the cycle of samsara why is rebirth in the same lifetime as the three other stages? Shouldn't it just be Birth, life, death? Guru: It is in the same cycle of life, to show that your life and rebirth are connected, and to show that you soul stays with you in rebirth and it is not just a whole different cycle. They keep building on top of each other until you achieve moksha.
journal 3
The first time i sat down to meditate i was having trouble clearing my thoughts. my cat scratched me and now i have a huge bubble on my hand, it seemed i could only manage to think about having an infectious decease. but after about three minutes i started to feel really light and only thinking about my breathing but it was really hard to get to that point, it took a lot of concentration.
The second time i meditated it was a bit easier. i don’t think it felt as relaxing, or maybe just overly relaxing i felt very light but i don’t know if it was lightheadedness or letting go of all thoughts and being light.
The third time that i meditated, i started of light and concentrating on my breathing but i slowly lost my focus. I began to start thinking about my dog that i was going to be getting sometime this week, and that thought did not seem to escape me.
journal 4I think that all of the 10 commandments are pretty reasonable to live by and do not seem that challenging to achieve. on the other hand i do think i would change one of them and that would be the very first one. because i do not think it is fair that one person has to devote there whole life to another . i think you should be able to worship whoever you want. journal 5
The parable of the Good Samaritan
The commandment that was selected was treating your Neighbor as you would treat yourself. And the story Jesus tells is about how a man was beaten half to death and a man driving by just pasted by on the other side of the road. I could have used this lesson when I passed by a homeless man, and I had food right next to me that I wasn’t eating yet I didn’t give it to him, and I don’t know why.
The parable of the Prodigal and His Brother
This story is about forgiveness and telling the truth. The son apologizes for wasting the land that his father gave him and not being able to survive by himself. His good father forgave him, and they were reunited. One time I showed forgiveness was when my best friend Juli just out of the blue decided she wanted to be friends with a new girl at our school. She then resumed to stay friends with her for around a month until the girl wanted to become more popular and left Juli, Juli then came back to me. And I forgave her for ditching me.
The Parable of the Great Banquet
The story here is teaching not to make up excuses, for no reason just because the people didn’t wont to go. One time I could have used this lesson is when I did bad on one of my exams, and I blamed it on a teacher and made an excuse instead of admitting it was my fault
journal 6 I do not think the discrimination towards Muslims and Islam as a religion is fair. one of the greatest terrorists attacks in the past 20 years was the bombing at the Boston Marathon were those witnesses Muslim? no. But are there Muslims who are terrorists too? yes. and the reality is pretty much no matter what ethnicity or religion you belong to your group or society is going to have violence and or terrorism. Yet no one claims any of these other religious groups "the terrorists", but the Muslim's and why i don't know?
obviously the statistically correction answer to this question is from my mothers womb but the more deep and religious thought i believe in is i came from the sky or the ground or something revolving around nature i believe that every was created by a natural force. i believe that the forces of nature create and destroy so that they can keep our planet under control, if you think about nature creates deadly viruses for example bats create ebola to make sure that our universe does not over populate nature is what keeps us alive nature is our only food source, water source, and shelter source so i believe nature creates and destroys.
theodicy: why is there suffering
i believe there is suffering because if we did not suffer we would constantly want more and get more and we would never understand the hardships of life. if no one died no one else would have the chance to experience life because our universe would constantly keep overpopulating, and there would be no room for other people.
ethics: how should i live
life isn't fair, you could work twice as hard to become a doctor as someone else but they might be chosen instead, you have to learn that there is nothing more you can do than to work to your best abilities. As long as i work my hardest and train myself to have a kind soul i think that is the correct way to live my life. i don't think i have to prove to anyone how i live my life, and i wont let anyone tell me how to live my life, if want to do it i am doing it.
destiny: what happens after i die?
honestly i have no idea what will happen to me after i die i find my self pondering this idea a lot though i always imagine heaven as a place that is quiet and sunny and there is no gravity nothing can pull you down. but i do believe in reincarnation i think it is the most logic explanation for death because where do all of those dead people go people have been dieting for almost a million years, how is there a place big enough in this world to comfortably store all of those people and the many
more to come?
journal 2
Me: What happens to you after you achieve Moksha?
Guru: Well, Emma, for i am all knowing of what will happen to you after Samsara. But i may not tell, what would be the point of living, if you knew the point? Be patient, follow your dharma, and one day, you, will have an answer to your question.
Me: Okay maybe you can answer question number two
Guru: Just maybe
Me: What significance do Brahman, Brahma, Brahmin have in common
Guru: See, Brahman is the ultimate reality, Brahma is the creator is ore most important form of Brahman. And see the Brahmins are the priests on the caste system, the most important people. Brahma, and the Brahmins represent the significance of being the most powerful like Brahman.
Me: Okay well take a stab at my last question. in the cycle of samsara why is rebirth in the same lifetime as the three other stages? Shouldn't it just be Birth, life, death?
Guru: It is in the same cycle of life, to show that your life and rebirth are connected, and to show that you soul stays with you in rebirth and it is not just a whole different cycle. They keep building on top of each other until you achieve moksha.
journal 3
The first time i sat down to meditate i was having trouble clearing my thoughts. my cat scratched me and now i have a huge bubble on my hand, it seemed i could only manage to think about having an infectious decease. but after about three minutes i started to feel really light and only thinking about my breathing but it was really hard to get to that point, it took a lot of concentration.
The second time i meditated it was a bit easier. i don’t think it felt as relaxing, or maybe just overly relaxing i felt very light but i don’t know if it was lightheadedness or letting go of all thoughts and being light.
The third time that i meditated, i started of light and concentrating on my breathing but i slowly lost my focus. I began to start thinking about my dog that i was going to be getting sometime this week, and that thought did not seem to escape me.
journal 4I think that all of the 10 commandments are pretty reasonable to live by and do not seem that challenging to achieve. on the other hand i do think i would change one of them and that would be the very first one. because i do not think it is fair that one person has to devote there whole life to another . i think you should be able to worship whoever you want.
journal 5
The parable of the Good Samaritan
The commandment that was selected was treating your Neighbor as you would treat yourself. And the story Jesus tells is about how a man was beaten half to death and a man driving by just pasted by on the other side of the road. I could have used this lesson when I passed by a homeless man, and I had food right next to me that I wasn’t eating yet I didn’t give it to him, and I don’t know why.
The parable of the Prodigal and His Brother
This story is about forgiveness and telling the truth. The son apologizes for wasting the land that his father gave him and not being able to survive by himself. His good father forgave him, and they were reunited. One time I showed forgiveness was when my best friend Juli just out of the blue decided she wanted to be friends with a new girl at our school. She then resumed to stay friends with her for around a month until the girl wanted to become more popular and left Juli, Juli then came back to me. And I forgave her for ditching me.
The Parable of the Great Banquet
The story here is teaching not to make up excuses, for no reason just because the people didn’t wont to go. One time I could have used this lesson is when I did bad on one of my exams, and I blamed it on a teacher and made an excuse instead of admitting it was my fault
journal 6
I do not think the discrimination towards Muslims and Islam as a religion is fair. one of the greatest terrorists attacks in the past 20 years was the bombing at the Boston Marathon were those witnesses Muslim? no. But are there Muslims who are terrorists too? yes. and the reality is pretty much no matter what ethnicity or religion you belong to your group or society is going to have violence and or terrorism. Yet no one claims any of these other religious groups "the terrorists", but the Muslim's and why i don't know?